CASA for CASA's

CASA of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit is asking that the community join in our fundraiser to support the children of our communities. The Mission of CASA of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit is to provide screened, trained, and supervised community volunteers to work with our children in foster care. CASA volunteers are appointed by Juvenile Court Judge Clay Tomlinson to advocate for the best interest of over 60 abused and neglected children in our service area.

Tickets are currently being sold for $5.00 each to raffle off a hand crafted playhouse (6ft x 8ft) on December 2, 2010. The raffle is being held in order to raise awareness for the Court Appointed Special Advocate program as well as funds to support the many children in our area.

Contact: Elaine Grice (229)686-6576

Or

Amy Burton (229)482-3476 Lanier County Family Connection

Donated & Built by: Kirby Sapp, Lanier County Contractor

Raffle Ticket $5.00 each

Playhouse will be raffled off December 2, 2010

Teen Maze Coverage

Click on the link below for Teen Maze coverage on WALB.

http://www.walb.com/global/Category.asp?C=195954&autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5141046&flvUri=&partnerclipid=

Waiting for Superman

This is a must see for educators. It will be featured in Oprah today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFN0nf6Hqk0&feature=player_embedded

Communities In Schools featured in TIME Magazine

Check out Communities In Schools, featured in TIME Magazine.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/communities-in-schools-recognized-by-time-magazine-102898534.html

Join me in signing this petition!

I've just signed a petition calling on President Obama to take the lead in supporting the Global Fund, which is saving millions of lives around the developing world. Please sign this petition, too:

http://one.org/us/actnow/globalfund2010/index.html?rc=globalfund2010paste

Together as ONE we can make a difference.

Thanks!

General Collaborative Meeting

Greetings All,

Please plan on attending our General Collaborative meeting being held at the Perry Memorial Library on Thursday, September 16th @ 12pm. This meeting is held each quarter with several of other agencies from the area. It's a good time to network and develop support for our initiatives.

See you there!

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!!

CASA of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit 1st Thursday

CASA of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit with Evelyn Fox, Deborah Raines, and Berrien High AP Art Class painting faces on children during Nashville's 1st Thursday.

Health At School: A Hidden Health Care System Emerges From The Shadows

A vast array of child health professionals—99,000 counselors; 56,000 nurses; 30,000 school psychologists; 15,000 social workers; and smaller numbers of dental hygienists, dentists, physicians, and substance abuse counselors—provide care to children and adolescents at school. However, most thought leaders in child health know little about this "hidden" system of careor are skeptical about its capacity to contribute to children’s well-being. Increased interest in prevention and chronic disease management, powered by escalating concern about childhood overweight, might end the isolation of school health programs and link them more effectively to community-based prevention programs and health care services.

Full Article: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/26/2/409